Comments on: From Zero’s to Hero’s.http://worldofarsenal.co.uk/2012/02/08/from-zeros-to-heros/
Live Arsenal, Breathe Arsenal, Be Arsenal... Your World Is My World... The World of Arsenal...Mon, 03 Aug 2015 13:44:00 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.5By: Leroyhttp://worldofarsenal.co.uk/2012/02/08/from-zeros-to-heros/#comment-52009
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:18:20 +0000http://worldofarsenal.co.uk/?p=5209#comment-52009Maybe what England were missing was that something special. The Twitch Factor, I think they call it. No doubt a man who has won one FA Cup in his entire career knows more about winning than somebody who has won countless league titles, cups and the Champions League. And if the England players need someone like Redknapp to inject them with the necessary ‘passion and spirit’ to play for their country it says far more about them than Capello.
]]>By: Leroyhttp://worldofarsenal.co.uk/2012/02/08/from-zeros-to-heros/#comment-52003
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:41:44 +0000http://worldofarsenal.co.uk/?p=5209#comment-52003I really wish that Wenger would shut up about spirit and strength, those commodities win nothing, ability combined with them wins plenty. Arsenal have potentially a first 11 that could take on anyone and give them a good run and most a good beating, Szczesny, Gibbs, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Sagna, Song, Wilshere, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott/Gervinho and van Persie, that team is a frightening proposition for ANYONE…..But, they have never all played together and the way Arsenal are with injuries, they probably never will. Buy a squad Wenger, then you wouldn’t have to put all the eggs in the spirit and strength basket. With Djourou signing a contract extension until 2015 I am very worried about Wengers state of mind, this is the sort of player that Arsenal need to get rid of.
]]>By: KTbirdhttp://worldofarsenal.co.uk/2012/02/08/from-zeros-to-heros/#comment-51959
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:01:25 +0000http://worldofarsenal.co.uk/?p=5209#comment-51959*aarrrrghs at the greengrocers’ apostrophe*
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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:07:45 +0000http://worldofarsenal.co.uk/?p=5209#comment-51941Excellent article, but what does this work:

“On the subject of goals, Saturday’s game was the first time Arsenal scored more than one goal in a home league fixture is November 5th. Crazy.”

You would think that after many years of making profit (and way in surplus of the £15m to £20m that Arsene says we need), that there will be funds available now…???

]]>By: Leroyhttp://worldofarsenal.co.uk/2012/02/08/from-zeros-to-heros/#comment-51938
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:29:02 +0000http://worldofarsenal.co.uk/?p=5209#comment-51938Been doing a bit of digging regarding the arsenal’s profits per season: if you look at the below then you will see some stark revelations. Here are the official numbers for “profit after taxation retained for the financial year” as reported in Arsenal’s Statement of Accounts and Annual Reports for the years 2004-2011:

And it’s looking like 2012 will be another bumper year at Arsenal with the club selling off two of the most valuable assets in Cesc and Nasri, going on a tour of Asia, television revenues rising, ticket prices up, and planning another tour of Asia and Africa this Summer.

The cold truth is that for all businessmen, and this includes Abramovich and Sheik Mansour, they are in business to make money. You and I might not be able to see how they are profiting off the venture, but then that’s why they are billionaires, because they see ways to make profit where we do not. And there’s always a tension between the owner making that profit and the fans feeling like they are part of the team, respected, and not overly commoditized.

As for why Wenger would “reveal” this now we can only make informed speculation.

Maybe he’s trying to keep Hazard’s price low by saying that Arsenal can only pay X amount after profit? Perhaps. Though, frankly I think Hazard is out of Arsenal’s league in terms of transfer fees even if you were to ignore Wenger’s profit imperative. Every team in the world knows about Eden Hazard. He will fetch a mighty premium on the open market especially once Man City wise up and dump chaff like Nasri.

He could also be sending a message to the Arsenal supporters, like “hey guys, I really wish I could buy players like Eden Hazard, I mean look at how good he is, but this board is forcing me to make them a profit every year.” Perhaps. Though if that’s the case then I’m sure we will see a retraction and/or clarification on the dot com soon because I’m certain that the board won’t like their manager going around to the Belgian press complaining about the how the club is run.

Or maybe he just didn’t think about the comment. Maybe it’s become so ingrained in him to make the £15m every year that it’s natural to say. And maybe, just maybe, he doesn’t see anything wrong with that. In that case, the problem isn’t the statement itself but the folks in the public and the press who like to fantasize about sports as somehow operating above or outside of capitalism.

Maybe what Wenger’s statement really reveals is the magical thinking of sports fans? After all, wasn’t your first reaction when you heard that Arsenal make a profit to ask, “Why?”

]]>By: Leroyhttp://worldofarsenal.co.uk/2012/02/08/from-zeros-to-heros/#comment-51937
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:09:29 +0000http://worldofarsenal.co.uk/?p=5209#comment-51937This would be the same club that 30 years or so ago, made 4 Cup finals in 3 years, and were 1 or 2 players short of a sustained title challenge ( sound familiar?)….then sold Brady and Stapleton, and replaced them with Hawley, Hankin, Chapman and P. Nicholas. To that extent history repeats itself. The significant difference is that the average punter back then wasn’t having their wallet spring cleaned along the way. –
]]>By: jeff -fulhamhttp://worldofarsenal.co.uk/2012/02/08/from-zeros-to-heros/#comment-51931
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:02:52 +0000http://worldofarsenal.co.uk/?p=5209#comment-51931Theres been a lot of comment recently regarding the lack of pitch time being offered to Park. The real insult to the lad is that he is constantly ignored by Wenger when we are chasing a game and need a goal or like against Blacburn when we are crusing 6-1 and he gives Henry a run out! They showed the bench when Henry came on and Park looked bemused. this can not do anything for the lads confidence and it does remind me of how he cast aside Chamacka last year once VP was back although the lad had been outstanding in VP`s absence. Just look what it has done to his game!
]]>By: arsefan101http://worldofarsenal.co.uk/2012/02/08/from-zeros-to-heros/#comment-51930
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:01:59 +0000http://worldofarsenal.co.uk/?p=5209#comment-51930@ southerngooner:
You’re wrong – he HAS to sell every year!
]]>By: jeff -fulhamhttp://worldofarsenal.co.uk/2012/02/08/from-zeros-to-heros/#comment-51929
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:26 +0000http://worldofarsenal.co.uk/?p=5209#comment-51929O.K, lets dream for a minute that our manager who has apparently come out and claimed he has his hands tied on transfers, could find the £30 million and his wages, why would Hazard want to come to a club who will not be playing C/L football next season and if things dont change, possibly a few seasons?
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